Vialing essential oils



(No Model.) 7 C. C. HUDSON.

VIALING ESSENTIAL OIL. No. 272,960. Patented P b.27, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

C. COLUMBUS HUDSON, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

VlALlNG ESSENTIAL ou s.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,960, dated February 27, 1883. Application filed December 29, 1882. (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, C. COLUMBUS HUDsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairtield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vialing Essential Oils; and I do hereby derlare the lollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the method of vialing or putting up what are known in the trade as essential or toilet oils or perfume, and has for its object to prevent the undue exosmose of said oils or perfume through the cork, and also to protectthe vialfrom breakage; and with these ends in view my invention consists in inserting two or more corks in said vial in such a manner that there shall be a chamber of air between two successive corks. I

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may fully understand the construction and application of my improvement, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letters to the accompanying drawingsfiorming' part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a View in elevation of my improvement, showing two corks in the vial containing essential oil; and Fig. 2, a view showing the metal case.

Similar letters denote like parts in both figures of the drawings.

A is the vial, and 13 represents the oil or perfume.

C is the cork, which is first forced within the vial to the necessary depth or distance, and D a second cork, which is inserted in the mouth of said vial and allowed to protrude, as seen in the drawings, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

I first put a suitable quantity of the oil in the vial and force the cork C to any desired distance below the mouth of saidvial. By

air between the two corks becomes saturated with the gas or aroma of the oil, which gas or aroma penetrates the pores of the outer cork, giving 011 the fragrance in limited but sufficient quantities, and at the same time securin g the oil from waste.

To render the vial safe from breaking I inclose the same in a metal case, as shown, which also adds greatly to the preservation of the gas, owing to the greater density of the metal over wood or other material of like nature.

Prior to my invention a single cork has been used; but the greatdisadvanta ge has been that the oil has exuded to such an extent as to cause unnecessary waste, and the expensive nature of the oil has rendered this drawback a serious objection. By the use of my improvement the oil is not only preserved from waste, but the perfume is given oft in a far more desirable and pleasant manner.

It is immaterial how many corks are used, since it will be readily understood that by the use of more than two corks the same result is obtained in a modified degree.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a vial for essential oils, 850., two or more corks inserted in said vial in such a manner that a chamber of compressed air is formed between the successive corks, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

C. COLUMBUS HUDSON.

Witnesses W. T. HAVILAND, A. M. WOOSTER. 

